Client’s
Response to Illness
NURSING PHILOSOPHIES OFTEN describe the person or
individual as a biopsycho-social being who possesses unique characteristics and
responds to others and the world in various and diverse ways. This view of the
individual as unique requires nurses to assess each person and his or her
responses to plan and provide nursing care that is personally meaningful. This
uniqueness of response may partially explain why some people become ill and
others do not. Understanding why two people raised in a stressful environment
(e.g., one with neglect or abuse) turn out differently is difficult: one person
becomes reasonably successful and maintains a satisfying marriage and family,
whereas the other feels isolated, depressed, and lonely; is divorced; and
abuses alcohol. Although we do not know exactly what makes the dif-ference,
studies have begun to show that certain personal, interpersonal, and cultural
factors influence a person’s response.
Culture is all the socially learned
behaviors, values, beliefs, customs, and
ways of thinking of a population that guide its members’ views ofthemselves and
the world. This view affects all aspects of the person’s being, including
health, illness, and treatment. Cultural diversity refers to the vast array of
differences that exist among populations.
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